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On Monday, March 4th, 2019, the Brooke County Grand Jury Indicted the following:

Dale Alexander, 21, of Steubenville, Ohio, was indicted on one count of Robbery in the First Degree;

Herbert Anderson, 25, of Beech Bottom, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Gross Neglect Creating Risk of Injury and one count of Child Abuse Resulting in Injury;

Carlous Angelo, 55, of Colliers, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Grand Larceny and one count of Daytime Entering Without Breaking a Dwelling House;

Jalin Brandon Edward Beads, 25, of Steubenville, Ohio, was indicted on two counts of Delivery of a Schedule II Controlled Substance and one count of Transporting a Controlled Substance;

Walter Bremer, 48, of Wellsburg, West Virginia, was indicted on three counts of Malicious Assault;

Charles Carr, 56, of Follansbee, West Virginia, was indicted on three counts of Distribution to a Minor of Obscene Matter, eighty-one counts of Attempting to Solicit a Minor Via Computer, and one count of Soliciting a Minor and Traveling to Engage the Minor in Prohibited Sexual Activity;

Larry Ellison, 37, of Follansbee, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Wanton Endangerment involving a Firearm, one count of Gross Neglect Creating a Risk of Death or Serious Bodily Injury, and one count of misdemeanor Domestic Assault;

Damian Michael, 25, of Follansbee, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Robbery in the First Degree;

Jim Mitchell, 54, of Weirton, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree and one count of Sexual Abuse by a Custodian;

Robert Alan Moore, 42, Homeless, was indicted on two counts of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender;

Bradley Patchin, 29, of Weirton, West Virginia, was indicted on two counts of Domestic Battery, two counts of Domestic Assault, two counts of Strangulation, one count of False Swearing, and one count of Unlawful Restraint;

Kari Vigoliotti, 34, of Slovan, Pennsylvania, was indicted on one count of Entry of a Building Other Than a Dwelling with the Intent to Commit a Larceny Therein, and one count of Shoplifting, Third or Subsequent Offense;

Kevin Walnoha, II, 24, of Wellsburg, West Virginia, was indicted on two counts of Burglary, one count of misdemeanor Fleeing from an Officer, and two counts of Petit Larceny;

On Monday, November 5th, 2018, the Brooke County Grand Jury Indicted the following:

Adarra Adkins, 19, of Weirton, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Delivery and one count of Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Deliver;

Logan Adkins, 21, of Weirton, West Virginia, was indicted on two counts of Delivery of a Schedule I Controlled Substance and three counts of Delivery of a Schedule II Controlled Substance;

Chad Anderson, 36, of Weirton, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Possession, one count of Transporting, and one count of Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Deliver;

Danny Beagle, 38, of Weirton, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Possession with Intent to Deliver and one count of Transporting into the State with the Intent to Deliver;

Donald Brown, 34, was indicted on one count of felony Destruction of Property and one count of Arson in the Fourth Degree;

Jessie Burkhart, 45, of Indianapolis, Indiana, was indicted on one count of Child Neglect Creating Risk of Injury;

George Clark, 30, of Wellsburg, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Deliver Crack Cocaine;

Brandon Colliers, 42, of Weirton, West Virginia, was indicted on five counts of Delivery of a Schedule I Controlled Substance and one count of Delivery of a Schedule II Controlled Substance;

Erik Gibson, 29, of Follansbee, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Accessory to Burglary and one count of Conspiracy to Commit Burglary;

Aaron Grooms, 32, of Weirton, West Virginia, was indicted on two counts of Delivery of a Schedule II Controlled Substance and two counts of Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Deliver;

Ashley Guiler, 34, of Weirton, West Virginia, was indicted on two counts of Shoplifting, Third Offense;

Melvin R. Hayes, 46, of Weirton, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Grand Larceny, one count of Possession of a Stolen Vehicle, and one count of Destruction of Personal Property;

Brandon Lamar Jackson, 21, of Norcross, Georgia, was indicted on one count of Malicious Assault Upon a Law Enforcement Officer and one count of Attempt to Disarm a Law Enforcement Officer;

Scott Lancaster, 41, of Wellsburg, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Delivery of a Schedule I Controlled Substance and one count of Transporting into the State with the Intent to Deliver;

Krista L. Licht, 33, of Wellsburg, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Accessory Before the Fact to Grand Larceny, one count of Conspiracy, and one count of Transferring Stolen Goods;

Wayne Lowry, II, 54, of Dellroy, Ohio, was indicted on one count of Driving Under the Influence, Third Offense, and one count of Driving Revoked for Driving Under the Influence, Third Offense;

Joshua A. Mills, 30, of Wellsburg, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Arson and one count of Destruction of Property;

Angela L. Mozingo, 28, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was indicted on two counts of Gross Child Neglect Creating a Substantial Risk of Death or Serious Bodily Injury;

Ronald Pietz, 58, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was indicted on Possession of a Stolen Vehicle;

Meghan N. Reynolds, 31, of Weirton, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Grand Larceny and one count of Conspiracy;

Christopher Richard Robertson, 29 of Weirton, West Virginia was indicted on one count of Burglary;

Sean Rogers, 49, of Hopedale, Ohio, was indicted on two counts of Shoplifting, Third Offense;

Bobby Ray Savage, Jr., 28, of Detroit, Michigan, was indicted on one count of Grand Larceny, one count of Entry of a Building other than a Dwelling House with the Intent to Commit a Larceny Therein, one count of Attempt to Commit Malicious Assault Upon a Governmental Representative, and one count of Fleeing in a Vehicle from a Law Enforcement Officer with Reckless Disregard to the Safety of Others;

Curtis Bradley Smith, 28, of Colliers, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Fleeing from Law Enforcement, one count of Obstruction, one count of Driving While License Revoked, one count of Leaving the Scene, one count of Failure to Report Accident, and one count of Possession.

Shadea Latiera Stevenson, 33, of Steubenville, Ohio, was indicted on one count of Entry of a Building other than a Dwelling House with the Intent to Commit a Larceny therein and one county of Battery;

Douglas Swisher, 58, of Weirton, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Possession with Intent, one count of Transporting with Intent, and Conspiracy to Possess with Intent;

Jerry Tillman, 62, of Steubenville, Ohio, was indicted on one count of Delivery of a Schedule II Controlled Substance;

Eddy Trimnel, 59, of Follansbee, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Wanton Endangerment and one count of Brandishing a Deadly Weapon;

Timothy Turner, 43, of New Cumberland, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Sexual Abuse by a Person in a Position of Trust to a Child, one count of Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree, and one count of Soliciting a Minor Via Computer;

Kaitlyn Vogler, 26, of Follansbee, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Accessory to Concealing Stolen Goods;

Todd Matthew Wells, 43, of Wintersville, Ohio, was indicted on one count of Possession with Intent to Deliver a Schedule IV Controlled Substance;

Gerald Young, 51, of Canton, Ohio, was indicted on two counts of Delivery of a Schedule II Controlled Substance, two counts of Transporting with Intent to Deliver, and one count of Conspiracy to Possess with Intent.

On Monday, June 4th, 2018, the Brooke County Grand Jury Indicted the following:

James Acconcia, Jr., 52, of Weirton, West Virginia, was indicted on two counts of Delivery of a Schedule II Controlled Substance and one count of Possession with Intent to Deliver;

James Acconcia, III, 21, of Weirton, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Entry of a Building Other Than a Dwelling with the Intent to Commit a Larceny Therein and one count of Shoplifting, Third;

Trevor Albert, 20, of Colliers, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Child Abuse Resulting in Injury, one count of Malicious Assault of a Child Near a School, and one count of Malicious Assault;

Ralph Vincent Alviz, 25, of Weirton, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Strangulation and one count of Malicious Assault;

Stormy Ayers-Courtright, 22, of Follansbee, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Escape;

Tara Boidock, 38, of Houston, Pennsylvania, was indicted on one count of Grand Larceny;

Foster Burns, 16, of Weirton, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Sexual Assault in the First Degree, one count of Sexual Assault in the Second Degree, two counts of Sexual Abuse by a Custodian, and two counts of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree;

Kristian Michael Carter, 35, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Obtaining Money by False Pretenses;

Deanna Godwin, 39, of Follansbee, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Possession with Intent to Deliver and one count of Conspiracy;

Aaron D. Grooms, 32 of Weirton, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Delivery of a Schedule II Controlled Substance and two counts of Conspiracy;

Wayne Harda, 34, of Colliers, West Virginia, was indicted on two counts of Delivery and two counts of Conspiracy;

Lloyd Maurice Hayes, 30, of Follansbee, West Virginia, was indicted on two counts of Delivery, one count of Possession with Intent to Deliver; two counts of Conspiracy, and one count of Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm;

Jesse James Hubbard, 48, of Steubenville, Ohio, was indicted on seven counts of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree and seven counts of Sexual Abuse by a Custodian;

Leslie Jones, 41, of Weirton, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Shoplifting, Third Offense, and one count of Possession of a Controlled Substance;

Tamara Jones, 40, of Weirton, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Entry of a Building other than a Dwelling with the Intent to Commit a Larceny Therein and one count of Shoplifting, Third Offense;

Alexis D. Majoris, 31, of Colliers, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Aiding and Abetting Delivery of a Schedule I Controlled Substance and two counts of Conspiracy;

Charles McAfee, 41, of Georgetown, Pennsylvania, was indicted on two counts of Fleeing in a Vehicle, one count of Assault During Commission of a Felony, three counts of Attempted Malicious Assault, and three counts of Destruction of Property;

Brandon McLaughlin, 37, of Weirton, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Entry of a Building Other Than a Dwelling with the Intent to Commit a Larceny Therein and one count of Shoplifting, Third Offense;

Elmer Mollohan, 35, of Colliers, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Driving Under the Influence Causing Death and one count of Negligent Homicide;

Harley Morris, II, 35, of Wellsburg, West Virginia, was indicted on two counts of Possession of Materials Visually Portraying a Minor Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct;

Drew Purks, 28, of Weirton, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Possession With Intent to Deliver and one count of Conspiracy;

Heather Shields, 26, of Weirton, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Entry of a Dwelling House Without Breaking;

Lawrence Smith, 45, of Weirton, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Possession with Intent to Deliver and two counts of Conspiracy;

Kevin Donald Truax, 42, of New Cumberland, West Virginia, was indicted on one count of Fleeing in a Vehicle from a Law Enforcement Office With Reckless Disregard to the Safety of Others;

Rebecca Wolfe, 29, of Wellsburg, West Virginia, was indicted on two counts of Delivery of a Controlled Substance within 1000 feet of a school and one count of Transporting a Controlled Substance into State with the Intent to Deliver.

Michael Garfield Stevens, III, 22, of Wellsburg, WV, was indicted on two counts of Possession of Material Depicting a Minor Engaging in Sexually Explicit Conduct and two counts of Use of a Minor in Filming Sexually Explicit Conduct;

On Monday, June 5th, 2017, the Brooke County Grand Jury Indicted the following:

Morgan Aracich, 23, of Wellsburg, WV, was indicted on one count of fraud by an access device, one count of attempted fraud by access device, and one count of burglary;

Shawna Bellum, 25, of Mingo Junction, Ohio, was indicted on three counts of fraud in connection with an access device, and one count of conspiracy;

Ashley Bryan, 25, of Follansbee, WV, was indicted on one count of fleeing in a vehicle from a law enforcement officer with reckless disregard to the safety of others and one count of driving while suspended;

Shawn Castner, 57, of Steubenville, OH, was indicted on three counts of fraud in connection with an access device and one count of conspiracy;

Frank DeFede, Jr., 45, of Colliers, WV, was indicted on one count of delivery within 1,000 ft of a school and one count of delivery of a controlled substance;

Steven Dillard, 49, of Washington, PA, was indicted on four counts of delivery of a Schedule II controlled substance;

Craig Harms, 33, of Colliers, WV, was indicted on two counts of delivery of a Schedule II controlled substance;

William Hunter, 25, of Wellsburg, WV, was indicted on one count of entering without breaking and one count of fleeing;

Brandon Lancaster, 27, of Weirton, WV, was indicted on ten counts of distribution of obscene matter to a minor;

Christopher MacGregor, 42, of Steubenville, OH, was indicted on one count of failure to appear;

Justin Moore, 31, of Weirton, WV, was indicted on three counts of delivery of schedule I controlled substance 1,000 ft of a school;

Anthony Paulding, 43, of Weirton, WV, was indicted on three counts of delivery of schedule II controlled substance, two counts of delivery of schedule I controlled substance, and one count of possession with the intent to deliver;

Jennifer Roberts, 40, of Weirton, WV, was indicted on four counts of Financial Exploitation of an incapacitated adult;

Robert Sayre, 58, of Follansbee, WV, was indicted on one count of delivery of schedule II controlled substance within 1,000 ft of a school, one count of delivery of schedule II controlled substance, and one count of transporting a controlled substance into the State with the intent to deliver;

Darly Steenson, 39, of Moundsville, WV, was indicted on one count of Sexual Assault in the first, fifteen counts of sexual abuse by a custodian, and seven counts of sexual abuse in the first;

Cory Stevens, 27, Wellsburg, WV, was indicted on three counts of fraud by access device;

Glenn Stewart, Jr., 53, of Follansbee, WV, was indicted on one count of entering without breaking;

The Brooke County Prosecuting Attorney is seeking to employ a legal secretary for part-time employment by the Brooke County Commission. Successful applicants will be required to work 20 hours a week on a flexible schedule between 9:00-5:00 Monday through Friday at a pay rate starting at $9.50 per hour. Applicants may submit a resume’ and letter of application by fax at 304-737-4187 or by mail to 727 Charles Street, Wellsburg, WV 26070 until April 24, 2017.

Randall Adams of Weirton, WV was indicted on one count of Driving Under the Influence, Third Offense.

Brian Benton of Richmond, OH was indicted on one count of Malicious Wounding.

Michael Colley of Weirton, WV was indicted on one count of Fleeing in a Vehicle From an Officer Showing Reckless Disregard for the Safety of Others, one count of Fleeing Under the Influence and one count of Fleeing on Foot.

Justin Collins of Colliers, WV was indicted on twenty-four counts of Sexual Assault in the Third Degree.

Logan S. Daugherty was indicted on two counts of Sexual Assault 3rd Degree, six counts of Incest, and twelve counts of Sexual Abuse by a Parent.

Brenda Green of Wintersville, OH, was indicted on one count of Escape.

Nora Haspel of Wellsburg, WV, was indicted on two counts of Deliver of a Controlled Substance.

William Holt of Mingo Junction, OH, was indicted on one count of Delivery and one count of Possession with Intent.

Jesse Hubbard, Jr., of Steubenville, OH, was indicted on nine counts of Sexual Abuse by a Custodian.

Anthony Hurst of New Cumberland, WV, was indicted on one count of Grand Larceny-auto, one count of DUI, 3rd, and one count of Driving Revoked for DUI.

Laken Jordan was indicted on one count of Conspiracy.

Jim Gene Kadin, Lamarque, TX, was indicted on two counts of Sexual Assault 1st Degree and two counts of Sexual Abuse by a Custodian.

Travis Knight of Adena, OH, was indicted on one count of Counterfeiting and one count of Conspiracy;

Michael McWha of Wellsburg, WV, was indicted on one count of Breaking and Entering and one count of Escape;

Mark Mitchell of Wellsburg, WV, was indicted on three counts of Sexual Abuse by a Custodian.

Linsey Siudak of Follansbee, WV, was indicted on one count of Shoplifting, one count of Failure to Appear, one count of Entering a Building, and one count of Conspiracy;

William Smith, III, of Weirton, WV, was indicted on one count of Strangulation, one count of Domestic Battery, and one count of Destruction of Property;

James Stevey of Wellsburg, WV, was indicted on one count of Operating a lab and one count of Conspiracy to Operate;

Blaise Torrance of Steubenville, OH, was indicted on one count of DUI, 3rd Offense;

Charles Yost, Jr, of Weirton, WV, was indicted on one count of Operating a Lab and one count of Conspiracy to Operate;

David F. Cross advises that Daniel Yost, Jr., plead guilty today to “Fleeing with Reckless Indifference to the Safety of Others” and “Operating a Clandestine Drug Laboratory”. He received a sentence of not less than one nor more than five years and a sentence of not less than two nor more than ten years in the Division of Corrections.

Assistant Prosecutor John Kyle advises Kelly Painter plead guilty to “Possession” and “Shoplifting, 2nd”. Ms. Painter was sentenced to 30 days in jail and 60 days probation. Ms. Painter is to self report to the Northern Regional Jail on July 18th, 2016, to begin serving her sentence.